cool stuff on the street

in my neighborhood, people like to leave things that they do not want out on the sidewalk. i see a lot of mattresses, furniture, shoes, clothing, books, lamp fixtures, etc. normally, the stuff is kind of junky and if it's been out overnight it usually takes on a slightly wet form that makes it kind of dirty and gross. though one day i did find a clean copy of a novel that i had been wanting to read.

anyways, the other day, i found this:

a small acoustic guitar! it looks and sounds just like the real thing, except that it's made for children! I took it home, but I'm not sure what to do with it; I am not a child, so i can't really play it and i suspect that if i learned on it i might be confused when i tried to play a guitar that is actually meant for grown ups because the handle (i dunno what else to call it) might have different spacing and things like that. further, I couldn't even get the strap around me because i was too wide and big. i am a wide load.

i might just donate it to salvation army or something; but in the meantime i must say that i love it and it looks cute in my room.

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LifeWithPsi said…
OHH we live in grad school housing and people leave stuff they don't want outside, too! (like Berkeley or any other college setting i suppose) We've found our share of useful things. We've also collected a ton of stuff that's kind of cool but we don't really have a use for...sooo anyway , we've been pretty successful selling these things on craigslist. Mmm I guess you might wonder if it's really worth the effort for us to pick up these items and sell them. Ha ha we sound lame but what can I say, we're living on a poor med student's income.
October 1, 2009 at 4:57 PM
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